'''[[w:BitTorrent|BitTorrent]]'''<ref>[[w:BitTorrent|Wikipedia: BitTorrent]]</ref> is the name of a [[w:peer-to-peer|peer-to-peer]] (P2P) [[w:file sharing|file distribution]] [[w:Client (computing)|client application]] and also of its related file sharing [[w:Protocol (computing)|protocol]], both of which were created by programmer [[w:Bram Cohen|Bram Cohen]]. Bit Torrent is designed to distribute large amounts of [[w:data|data]] widely without incurring the corresponding consumption in costly server and bandwidth resources. There are mutiple implementations of this protocol<ref>[[w:Comparison of BitTorrent software| Wikipedia: Comparison of BitTorrent software]]</ref>

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==Installation==

1. The default BitTorrent packages, bittorrent/bittorrent-gui and bittornado/bittornado-gui, are severely lacking in features, such as share rules. Before you begin, make sure to uninstall any existing versions of BitTorrent or BitTornado.

1. The default BitTorrent packages, bittorrent/bittorrent-gui and bittornado/bittornado-gui, are severely lacking in features, such as share rules. Before you begin, make sure to uninstall any existing versions of BitTorrent or BitTornado.

3. Download the most recent BitTorrent source package from http://www.bittorrent.com, not the precompiled Debian package (which is for the x86 architecture and will not work on the LinkStation).

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3. Download the most recent BitTorrent source package<ref>http://www.bittorrent.com/download.html - Download BitTorrent</ref> from http://www.bittorrent.com, not the precompiled Debian package (which is for the x86 architecture and will not work on the LinkStation).

4. Extract the source package to the directory of your choice. Use the command:

4. Extract the source package to the directory of your choice. Use the command:

Installation

1. The default BitTorrent packages, bittorrent/bittorrent-gui and bittornado/bittornado-gui, are severely lacking in features, such as share rules. Before you begin, make sure to uninstall any existing versions of BitTorrent or BitTornado.

2. Since BitTorrent is written in Python, we will need to install a few packages required to compile Python programs. Use the command: